Drought Committee Urges Halt to Plains Migration
Morris L. Cooke, chairman of Roosevelt's drought committee, warns that aimless Great Plains migration threatens states as families flee drought from Texas to the Dakotas. He calls for a thorough survey to curb movements and adjust land use with more grass, water conservation, and public credit. Indiana counties enter the drought emergency list.
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Washington
Great Plains
Morris L. Cooke
Roosevelt
Dust Bowl
Texas Panhandle
Dakotas
Bismarck
N. C
Cooke
Plains
Indiana
Landon Meets Darling and Kansas Farm Aids on Drought
Gov. Alf M. Landon hosted J. N. Darling former head of the biological survey at the mansion and heard from Kansas State College officials L. E. Call and Dr. W. E. Grimes about drought issues. The group planned to travel to Des Moines Thursday for further talks with President Roosevelt.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
New Deal
State Agricultural College
Roosevelt
J. N. “Ding” Darling
Des Moines
Biological Survey
Landon
L. E. Call
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State College
Arm's Length Philosophy by David Mack
A note about David Mack’s book Arm's Length Philosophy praising its uplifting wisdom. The reviewer highlights its near self evident truths and simple, cadenced style blending poetry, imagery, and everyday life to encourage inner harmony and personal responsibility. Copyright 1936.
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David Mack
Heaven
Hell
Governor Welford Injured In Kansas City Auto Crash
North Dakota Governor Walter Welford suffered two broken ribs and body bruises when his taxicab was struck by another vehicle in Kansas City. State Senator J. K. Brostein was lightly injured. Police charged driver W. C. Newton with careless driving after the crash near the hotel en route to St. Marys Hospital for observation.
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Kansas City
Walter Welford
North Dakota
J. K. Brostein
Welford
Brostein
Bismarck
N. D
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
St. Mary’s Hospital
William Young
W. C. Newton
Kan
Young
Newton
Alice Williams Ready To Return Home After Hospitalization
Alice Williams a 17 year old from Cedar Rapids was released from Kansas University hospital after a delicate brain operation restored her memory of the July 13 beating in a ditch near Lawrence. Her brother and family were en route to bring her home to Cedar Rapids.
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Kansas City
Kan
Alice Williams
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence
Miss Williams
University of Kansas Hospital
Alice
Rudy Vallee Knocks Out Wrong Man In Toronto Crowd
In Toronto Rudy Vallee faced a staged boxing moment when a drunken assailant blamed for tossing a beer bottle at his concert was identified. Vallee delivered a left hook, dropping the accused, who claimed innocence before another man confessed. The altercation ended with Vallee being ejected from the scene.
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Toronto
Ont
Ins
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Rudy
McGinty
Mr. Vallee
Rudy Vallee Fights Fourth Time In Two Years In Toronto Ballroom
Broadway historians note Rudy Vallee's fourth ring outing in two years occurred Monday in a Toronto ballroom. He traded rights with George White, the theatrical producer, after a past Hollywood dispute and a backstage scuffle at the New Amsterdam theater with White. No decisions were awarded.
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New York
INS
Rudy Vallee
Toronto
Rudy
George White
Atlantic City
White
Hollywood
New Amsterdam
Landon Finishes Draft Of Iowa Farm Speech
Gov. Alfred M. Landon completed the first rough draft of his farm relief address for a Midwest tour after a drought relief meeting with President Roosevelt. He plans a Des Moines speech Sept. 21 and possibly others in St. Paul or Milwaukee, while avoiding Missouri Illinois and Indiana on this trip.
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Topeka
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Iowa
Colorado Rockies
Estes Park
Landon
Coliseum
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Chicago Gun Widow Granted Stay Of Death
Marble Mil dred Bolton, condemned for the murder of her husband Joseph Bolton, received a writ of supersedeas from Judge Francis S. Wilson delaying her execution set for October 29. The move allows the state Supreme Court time to review the case before any new date is chosen. Bolton killed her insurance broker husband in his office during an argument earlier this summer.
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Chicago
Mildred’ Bolton
Joseph
Supreme Court
Francis S. Wilson
Wilson
Criminal Court
Bolton
Mrs Pearl Shine Begins Life Term For Husband Murder
Sheriff L J Palas took Mrs Pearl Shine to Rockwell City to start a life sentence at the women's reformatory for killing her husband Dan Shine. Maynard Lenox will be moved to Fort Madison state penitentiary to begin a 40 year term for the same crime.
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Eleader
L. J. Palas
Rockwell City
Pearl Shine
Women’s Reformatory
Dan Shine
Maynard Lenox
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
23 Bodies Recovered From Bochum Mine Explosion
Berlin reports 23 bodies pulled from the President mine at Bochum after an explosion on Monday. Three miners remain missing.
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Berlin
Bochum
Texas girl found slain in California
Ruth Muir 35, daughter of San Antonio banker Joseph Muir, was found murdered in a grass covered glen near Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla California. The brutal discovery was reported Tuesday by INS.
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LA Jolla
Calif
INS
Ruth Muir
Joseph Muir
San Antonio
Tex
Scripps Memorial Hospital
Nation Joins Utah to Mourn Dern's Death
The nation joins Utah in mourning George H. Dern, former Utah governor and secretary of war, as his funeral trains arrive in Salt Lake City. President Roosevelt and cabinet members accompany the procession, with services set for 4 p.m. CST at the Mormon Tabernacle.
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Nation
Utah
Dern
President Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
Tabernacle
George Henry Dern
Washington
Roosevelt
Union Station
Roper
Cummings
Henry H. Blood
Mormon Tabernacle
Galt
Cedar Rapids Gains Transcontinental Eastbound Flight Stop
United Air Lines shifts Cedar Rapids service from Omaha to a daily eastbound transcontinental flight with a 7 45 a m stop. The new timetable includes nonSunday service and connections through Chicago Cleveland and New York, with Cedar Rapids as the sole intermediate stop between Omaha and the east. Arrival details show Chicago 9 06 a m and New York 2 30 p m. shuttle service may return next spring.
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Cedar Rapids
United Air Lines
Omaha
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburgh
New York City
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Salt Lake
Denver
Iowa City
United Lines
Eee
Washington, D. C
Link Michigan Officials With Black Legion
Oakland county grand jury reports more than eighty public servants tied to the Black Legion. Names include a police chief, prosecuting attorney, state rep, detectives, firemen, city treasurer, city attorney, and state hospital staff. Indictments were also returned for arson against a Communist camp.
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Pontiac
Mich
INS
Black Legion
Ku Klux Klan
Oakland County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
State Hospital
Here
Michigan
Two 15 year olds Indicted in Hammer Murder Case
A county grand jury indicted Rol and Munroe two 15 year olds for the hammer murder of 65 year old Mrs Agnes Roffers. The pair targeted her for $8 in jewelry and trinkets. Munroe did not testify but a police confession was presented. Sam Hoffman the youths attorney said a sanity hearing would be sought before Chief Justice Dennis Normoyle.
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Chicago
Roland Munroe
Agnes Roffers
Munroe
Sam Hoffman
Dennis Normoyle
Coroner’s Jury Rules Ickes Death a Self Inflicted Act
A coroner’s jury in Chicago found Wilmarth Ickes, 37, foster son of Secretary Harold L. Ickes, died by his own action while despondent and temporarily insane due to ill health.
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Chicago
Wilmarth Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Cedar Rapids Housing Demands Prompt Classified Ad Push
Newcomers and returning families seek houses and apartments near Cedar Rapids schools. Parents and teachers request affordable rooms and rentals. landlords and real estate agents are urged to place ads at 2-1121 to fill vacancies quickly.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
U. S. Plans Massive Merchant Ship Build Program
The U S Shipping Board drafts a plan to replace 350 vessels with modern liners to project U S flag worldwide. The program could cost over 500 million dollars, with the government funding 33 to 50 percent and a six to ten year timeline. If private shipowners decline participation the maritime commission can compel construction.
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Washington
U. S. Shipping Board
Maritime Commission
Congress
New Martime Commission
Commerce Department
Shipping Board Bureau
Rainfall Of Inch And Half Here Heaviest Of The Summer
Heavy rain drenched Cedar Rapids on Tuesday with 1.50 inches, the season’s heaviest. Showers began early morning and eased by afternoon, flushing pastures and grass crops for livestock. The 8:30 a.m. downpour taxed storm sewers as temperatures fluctuated from 63 to 93 before settling late.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Horse Races Added to All Iowa Dairy Exposition
The All Iowa Dairy and Junior Livestock Exposition at Frontier Park will run September 16 to 18 with horse racing each afternoon. C D Moore, the manager, announced the booking and emphasis on dairy stock parades, band concerts, vaudeville, a carnival, and a saddle horse show. Admission prices include 10 to 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults before 4 pm, with box seats 40 cents and free parking for autos. The event is sponsored by Jersey and Holstein associations, the Brown of Iowa group, agricultural teachers, 4 H leaders, county agents, and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
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Frontier Park
C. D. Moore
Iowa
Jersey, Holstein, Brown of Iowa
County Agricultural Agents of
Cedar Rapids
Most Terrible Weapon of War unleashed in Spain
Spanish rebels and loyalists unleashed air power in eight cities within 24 hours. Madrid was bombed by rebel planes. loyalists retaliated by bombing Burgos. Malaga Bilbao Avila Escorial and Villalba were also bombed. Rebels claimed executions at Seville.
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Lisbon
Madrid
Burgos
Iran
Malaga
Wolsey
Bilbao
Avila
Villalba
Escorial
Guadarrama
Spain
Barcelona
Syndicalist
Labor Union
Seville
Madrid Civil War Death Toll Soars in Early Weeks
Uncensored estimates from Madrid place first five weeks dead at 75 000 to 100 000 and wounded at 300 000 as air fleets and big guns from both sides devastate the capital. The United States moves to withdraw ships from danger as rebel bombing fleets strike Madrid, while the government reorganizes its cabinet.
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Associated Press
Madrid
United States
Hard Offers 1000 In Prizes For Roosevelt Letters
William Hard, broadcasting for Gov. Landon under the Republican National Committee, offers 1000 in prizes for letters answering Why I Am For Roosevelt. Prof. Thomas Vernon Smith of the University of Chicago will judge. Submissions must be under 200 words and sent to Smith at 841 Railway Exchange Building, Chicago. Prizes: 590, 300, and 200.
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Washington
William Hard
Alfred M. Landon
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Hard
Thomas Vernon Smith
University of Chicago
Smith
Railway Exchange Building
Chicago
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